Well this ball isn't a ball you can use on oil and expect it to hook for days. It is a medium-to medium light ball for sure. It will get very good length, but don't expect it to recover from 10 boards missed, unless you're on a really standard house shot.
For a player like me this ball is great. I have issues with a lot of todays new equipment checking up too early on me, but this one has good length, like a pearlized ball should.
In the games I have thrown mine (one fresh shot, one shot with no oil) it showed me it does need some oil in the heads to get going, which somewhat suprised me. On the shot with no oil, it didn't want to do much at all...and when it did..it would then roll out very quickly. Just to let you know how dry it was, my friend was throwing an old Urethane Rhino T2 and hooking it about 15 boards and he has no hand at all. His ball was starting its hook as soon as it hit the lanes.
On the fresh shot it reved very nicely and made a nice continuous arc to the pocket. If this was the shot I was seeing in league, this ball would be in the bag as it didn't quite make it back all the time, and when I moved in a bit with my mark, it would come in high.
I will be throwing it tonight in my league for the first night to see what it does on a typical THS that's fresh. I will be able to post more later.
I think the reason some people might not be so pumped about this ball is that it's not a hook in a box. If you have issues getting the ball down the lane or need something for a medium-medium light shot, this could be a good ball for you, but if you're looking for something to hook a lot and recover when you make really bad mistakes.....look towards the Red Zone.
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Stephen
Take me back to the mid 90's, when Columbia 300 was the RAGE, Ebonite was slangin' dem WOLF tickets, Brunswick had ATTITUDE, and El Nino was in the eye of the STORM.
